Description

The Country That God Forgot (K-E-S-E Service, 1916). One
Sheet (28" X 41").
Long time stage actor Tom Santschi began his film career in 1909,
and became best known for his long, brutal fistfight with William
Farnum in The Spoilers (1914). Farnum won that battle and
became a star, whereas Santschi was relegated to mostly
bad-guy/secondary roles over the next two decades. An exception is
the film The Country That God Forgot, in which he plays a
Western miner with an ill-contented wife (Mary Charleson) who longs
for a shinier life. Things turn dangerous when she runs off with a
thieving government paymaster (Charles Gerrard). This rare stone
litho captures the essence of the gunslinging, vigilante, Western
spirit in rich, bold hues. Professional restoration has addressed
chips and tears in the borders, background and near the folds, with
excellent results. Fine- on Linen.